African health system efficiencies: ‘it takes two to tango!’
The private sector has already contributed significantly to health systems on the African continent, Dr Amit Thakker, executive chairman of Africa...
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Business as usual for mental health is not good enough
Health economists estimate that unaddressed mental health conditions cost the South African economy R161 billion per year due to lost days of work,...
Staff Writer
Jul 4, 2023
Implementing the NHI Bill: A very long troubled road ahead
The passing of the National Health Insurance Bill on 12 June 2023, by parliament has many stakeholders in the healthcare industry concerned as to...
Staff Writer
Jun 29, 2023
HIV epidemic control: the 40-year quest for a successful vaccine continues
While constructing an antibody-mediated HIV vaccine was ‘probably the hardest task in the virological world,’ the scientific architecture of its...
Chris Bateman
Jun 27, 2023
Summit prompts call for national ‘telehealth, smarthealth’ strategy
The profusion of digital health innovations, which continue to grow in number and in ingenuity, is giving medical practitioners access to tools and...
Roy Watson
Jun 26, 2023
New warning sounded on health system admin costs
The importance of calculating and managing overheads or administrative costs in the financing of health systems was once again brought to the fore in...
Roy Watson
Jun 23, 2023
Hereditary Angioedema: Rare but potentially deadly if not diagnosed correctly
Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) is a rare, chronic genetic condition associated with swelling in various parts of the body, including the limbs, face,...
Marietjie Van den Berg
Jun 23, 2023
Solidarity, SAPPF sticking to their guns about CoN’s unconstitutionality
SAPPF CEO, Dr Simon Strachan, says although they are disappointed with the High Court in Pretoria’s decision to overturn last year’s court ruling...
Marietjie Van den Berg
Jun 22, 2023
National Aids Conference: Spotlight back on HIV/TB – at last
As the world ‘looked away’ during the Covid pandemic and South Africa lost focus on HIV prevention, thousands of youths became HIV infected while the...
Chris Bateman
Jun 22, 2023
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